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Central African Republic: Cholera Outbreak - Oct 2011 — 29 found

Faits saillants
• Opération conjointe PNC/FARDC contre le groupe politico religieux Nzambe ya ba koko
• 40 nouveaux cas de choléra dont 8 décès cette semaine dans la province

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Le paludisme (également appelé malaria) est la première cause de mortalité en République centrafricaine (RCA). Le CICR réalise depuis septembre 2011 un projet pilote visant à contrer ce fléau à Obo, dans le sud-est du pays. L'idée est simple : diagnostiquer la maladie dès les premiers symptômes, administrer un traitement antipaludéen et assurer un suivi médical tout au long du traitement, sans qu'il n'en coûte rien au patient.

Period covered by this update: 13 October 2011 to 31st December 2011.

Summary: CHF 238,333 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 13 October 2011 to support the Central African Republic (CAR) Red Cross National Society in delivering assistance to some 300,000 families, i.e. about 1,500,000 beneficiaries.

By Jacqueline Chu-Montell

BANGUI and NDIMBA, Central African Republic, 3 February 2012 – Véronique Yassambatendji was awakened late one night in October when her husband began experiencing severe diarrhoea and vomiting. The 30-year-old mother of four brought him directly to the local health centre in Ndimba, where he was treated with oral rehydration salts.

Unfortunately, the treatment was not enough.

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HIGHLIGHTS

· A caravan for peace travels in the North

· ACTED assessment mission in the Lobaye prefecture

· New map and report on displacement

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POINTS SAILLANTS

· Une caravane de la paix sillonne le nord

· Mission d’évaluation d’ACTED dans la Lobaye

· De nouvelles cartes et rapports sur le déplacement

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HIGHLIGHTS

· UFDR leaves the town of Bria
· Reintegration of APRD former child combatants
· UN 66th anniversary celebration in CAR

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POINTS SAILLANTS

· L’UFDR quitte la ville de Bria
· Réintégration des enfants associés à l’APRD
· Célébration du 66eme anniversaire des Nations Unies.

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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent emergency response. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation’s disaster response system and increases the ability of National Societies to respond to disasters.

L’épidémie de choléra en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre s’est intensifiée cette année. Plus de 85 000 cas, dont plus de 2 500 décès, ont été relevés depuis janvier 2011. Les effets cumulés de deux années consécutives d’épidémie importante dans la région (2010-2011) ont créé une situation humanitaire préoccupante. L’UNICEF et l’OMS ont proposé une stratégie régionale pour lutter contre l’épidémie.

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POINTS SAILLANTS

• La CPJP et l’UFDR signent un accord

• Les activités de réponses face au cholera

• Bria: Mission inter organisations d’évaluation

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HIGHLIGHTS

• CPJP and UFDR sign ceasefire agreement

• Cholera response activities

• Bria: Inter-agency rapid-assessment mission

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CHF 238,333 has been allocated from IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Central African Republic Red Cross National Society (CAR RC) in delivering immediate assistance to some 300,000 families, i.e. about 1,500,000 beneficiaries. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.

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DAKAR, 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - Three simultaneous cholera epidemics have affected 24 countries in West and Central Africa, with 85,000 infections and 2,466 deaths since the beginning of 2011, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

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